From byssus threads to Pinna nobilis sea-silk: a fiber characterization by Lorena C. Giannossa, Annarosa Mangone, Giovanni Lagioia, Gerardo Palazzo, Luigi Gentile

“…Additionally, by using wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy, we discover hydroxyapatite adsorbed onto the initial fibers. …”
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Crystal structures of three salts of the triphenylsulfonium ion by Rylan Artis, Waylan Callaway, Elizabeth Heyward, Naomi Reyes, Gavin Roberts, Kaitlyn Van Ostenbridge, Clifford W. Padgett, Will E. Lynch

“…The S—C bond lengths are comparable across the three salts, and the S—C—S bond angles are consistently between 102 and 106°. Hirshfeld surface analyses reveal that each structure is dominated by hydrogen-based intermolecular contacts, supplemented by anion-specific interactions such as I...H in (I), O...H in (II), and F...H in (III). …”
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Prediction of the Sea-Keeping Behavior of High-Speed Unmanned Surface Vehicles Under the Coastal Intersecting Waves by Xiaobin Hong, Guihong Zheng, Ruimou Cai, Yuanming Chen, Guoquan Xiao

“…This research regards the changing trend of encounter characteristics of USVs meeting two trains of waves with different inclination angles and wavelengths by monitoring wave profiles, pitch, heave, acceleration, slamming force, and pressure on specific locations of the USV hull. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SCREENING BLOCK SUPPORTING WAY ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF A SOLID PARTICLE ON AN OSCILLATING SURFACE by EMILIAN MOŞNEGUŢU, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BÂRSAN, ALEXANDRA-DANA CHIŢIMUŞ, DRAGOŞ RUSU

“…Following the analysis of resulting values it may be noted that the best way to support the working surface, as far as the efficiency of mechanical separation is concerned, according to width and thickness of the solid particle, is obtained in the case where the working surface is supported by tie-rods, since the running time of the working surface is the highest and it is 4.12 seconds, value generating the high average moving speed; the particle’s rotation angle is from -2 rad to +4.8 rad, having as a result the amplest possible rotation. …”
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Seismic Behavior and Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Short Columns Impacted by Oblique Earthquakes by Chunyang Liu, Guixin Yu, Xisen Fan, Changqun Guo, Fei Li

“…The studied parameters include the loading angle, axial compression ratio, the high-strength stirrups with small spacing, and the carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapped column end or outer steel plate mesh at the end of the column. …”
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Characterizing Patients with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Using Kinematic Variability and Local Dynamic Stability during Treadmill Walking by Peng Liu, Qiuhong Huang, Yongkang Ou, Ling Chen, Rong Song, Yiqing Zheng

“…The mean standard deviation of the rotation angles was used to represent gait variability. To explore gait stability, local dynamic stability was calculated from the trunk trajectory. …”
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Retrospective Study of Vitreous Tap Technique Using Needle Aspiration for Management of Shallow Anterior Chamber during Phacoemulsification by Ashraf Ahmed Nossair, Wael Ahmed Ewais, Lamia Samy Ali

“…Preoperative CDVA in LogMAR units was 0.98 ± 0.75. Coexisting angle closure glaucoma was present in 7 patients (26.92%) preoperatively. …”
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Fracture Characteristics and Disaster-Causing Mechanism of Rock Strata Based on Arch Mechanical Model of Plane Contact Block by Zhang Xin-chao, Du Feng, Tang Jun-hua, Wang Qin-ting, Lu Fei-fei

“…The fracture of the key layer lags behind the mining position of the working face by a certain distance, due to the influence of the fracture angle of collapse zone in the advancing process of working face. …”
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Comparative analysis of flow patterns in off-design planar and conical nozzle by San L. Tolentino, Jorge Mírez

“… This study aims to analyze the behavior of Mach number and pressure field flow patterns in off-design planar and conical nozzles with a divergent half-angle of 10.85°. Numerical simulations of the flow field were conducted using the ANSYS-Fluent R16.2 software, employing the RANS model and the SAS turbulence model under transient flow conditions. …”
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Control System Strategy for Ring Thrower Robot Based on PID-CSA for ABU Robocon 2023 by Aris Budiyarto, Ridwan Ridwan, Rizky Andhika Akbar

“…From the result obtained, the PID-CSA method has a better level of stability because it can reduce the percentage value of the error which produced by PID-TE by showing the percentage value of distance error up to 0.68% and value of angle error up to 2.39%. …”
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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and Comparison of In-Plane Strength of Circular and Parabolic Arched I-Section Cellular Steel Beam by Besukal Befikadu Zewudie

“…Test models covering shallow to deep arches of subtended angle in a range of 45–180 were investigated under uniformly distributed vertical loads and mid-span point loads. …”
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The influence of temperature, seepage and stress on the area and category of wellbore instability by Xiaobo Liu, Jinyou Zhang, Hongge Jia, Tong Zhang, Xuejia Du, Zhongmin Wang

“…Under varying inclination angles, the unstable zones and failure patterns generally remain consistent, with higher stability observed when drilling aligns with the direction of minimum horizontal stress. …”
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Mitigation of Harmonics and Unbalanced Voltage Disturbance Compensation by MSVPWM Based- DVR in the Distribution Net by Haider Muhamad Husen

“…Pre-disturbance voltage compensation strategy and phase-locked-loop (PLL) based dq- space vector control are presented to improve a Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR), which restore the magnitude of voltage disturbance and displacement of phase angle to prior of voltage disturbance. 3-phase Multilevel strategy of Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (MSVPWM) based- Multilevel Diode Clamped Converter (MDCC) is proposed as switching pulse signals employed low frequency, which creates high levels of voltage and fewer harmonics in the output waveform in comparison to 2-level SVPWM based- DVR. 3-level SVPWM based- DVR under balanced and imbalanced distortion voltage disturbances included sags and swells injected appreciated quantities of voltage, thereby attained ideal sinusoidal waveform with lower Total Harmonic Distortion THD% compared to 2-level SVPWM based- DVR. …”
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Numerical characterization of hemodynamics conditions near aortic valve after implantation of left ventricular assist device by Annalisa Quaini, Sunčica Čanić, David Paniagua

“…The use of LVADs has been associated with thrombus formation next to the aortic valve and close to the anastomosis region,especially in patients in which the native cardiac function isnegligible and the aortic valve remains closed.Stagnation points and recirculation zones have been implicated as the main fluid dynamics factors contributing to thrombus formation.The purpose of the present study was to develop and use computer simulations based on afluid-structure interaction (FSI) solver to study flow conditions corresponding to different strategies inLVAD ascending aortic anastomosis providing a scenario with the lowest likelihood of thrombus formation.A novel FSI algorithm was developed to dealwith the presence of multiple structures corresponding to different elastic properties ofthe native aorta and of the LVAD cannula.A sensitivity analysis of different variables was performed to assess their impact of flow conditionspotentially leading to thrombus formation.It was found that the location of the anastomosis closest to the aortic valve(within 4 cm away from the valve)and at the angle of 30$^\circ$ minimizes the likelihood of thrombus formation.Furthermore, it was shownthat the rigidity of the dacron anastomosis cannula plays almost no role in generating pathologicalconditions downstream from the anastomosis.Additionally, the flow analysis presented in this manuscriptindicates that compliance of the cardiovascular tissue acts as a natural inhibitor of pathological flow conditions conducive to thrombus formationand should not be neglected in computer simulations.…”
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VOF Modeling and Analysis of the Segmented Flow in Y-Shaped Microchannels for Microreactor Systems by Xian Wang, Hiroyuki Hirano, Gongnan Xie, Ding Xu

“…Under the same inlet velocities of two liquids, the segment lengths of the two liquids are the same and depend on the inclined angles of two lateral channels. The effect of inlet velocity is studied in a typical T-shaped microchannel. …”
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An Adaptive View Selection Algorithm for Large-scale Cone-Beam CT Reconstruction by Jingsong Lin, Singanallur Venkatakrishnan, Obaidullah Rahman, Gregery T. Buzzard, Amirkoushyar Ziabari, Charles A. Bouman

“… Industrial cone-beam X-ray computed tomography (CT) produces 3D reconstructions of objects using projection measurements taken at multiple predetermined rotation angles around a single axis. Achieving high-quality reconstructions with traditional analytic reconstruction algorithms typically requires a large number of projections, which can be both time-consuming and costly. …”
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Reduction in DC-Link Capacitor Current by Phase Shifting Method for a Dual Three-Phase Voltage Source Inverters Dual Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors System by Deniz Şahin, Bülent Dağ

“…Furthermore, the optimum angle between the carrier waves for the maximum reduction in the dc-link capacitor current is analyzed and simulated for different scenarios considering the speed and load torque of the PMSMs. …”
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Découverte d’une canalisation antique sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon by Philippe Dessaint

“…At the southern end, the channel forms a right-angled return to the west. At the northern end, the water flows into a second pipe made of brick and facing west. …”
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The Use of Transition Curves in Airport Runway Rapid Exit Taxiways (RETs) by Donato Ciampa, Maurizio Diomedi, Pietro Vuono, Saverio Olita

“…To ensure the analysis effectiveness, the study layouts were designed from those used for runways codes 1-2 and 3-4 maintaining the main geometric elements dimensions unchanged (length of straight lines, radii of circular curves, exit angles, etc.). The kinematic variables values along the design RETs were calculated “point by point” by MATLAB software to take into account nonuniform motion regimen. …”
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Explosion-Induced Stress Wave Propagation in Interacting Fault System: Numerical Modeling and Implications for Chaoyang Coal Mine by Xiaojun Feng, Qiming Zhang, Muhammad Ali

“…The results show that the dip angles of the preexisting fault and the differences of the elastic modulus, density, and Poisson’s ratio between faults and rocks have great influence on the distribution of stresses and strain-energy density. …”
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